By sailing the high seas you have spend a good portion of your precious life. However you were not a sailor of good repute and you were the d&d pirate background 5e. Of course you raided the port towns and also you plundered ships.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Deception
- Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's tools, vehicles (water)
- Equipment: A belaying pin (club), 50 feet of silk rope, a lucky charm such as a rabbit foot or a small stone with a hole in the center (or you may roll for a random trinket on the Trinkets table in chapter 5), a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp
Everyone in the crew has so many responsibilities and also has a specific job. You can observe the below table.
| d6 | Place in the Crew |
|---|---|
| 1 | Captain, you are the master of the ship. Your word is your bond, and is as good as law. |
| 2 | First mate. You are used to being the second in command. You are the eyes, ears, and mouth of the captain. Loyalty is the most important thing to you. |
| 3 | Boarding party. You are the tip of the spear, you specialise in close combat and creating fear in your enemies. |
| 4 | Slave. You come from a low place in the world, doing all of the cleaning and maintenance on board the ship. Nobody knows all the crooks and crannies of a ship like you do. |
| 5 | Cook. A hungry crew is a useless crew. You are a master at creating ship food seem edible |
| 6 | Ambassador. Every ship needs someone who can go on land or aboard other ships and be the public face of the crew. Someone who can look and seem trustworthy and law abiding, that is you. You are a silver tongued con-man Feature: No honour. |
No matter where you go, people are afraid of you due to your reputation. When you are in a civilized settlement, you can get away with minor criminal offenses, such as refusing to pay for food at a tavern or breaking down doors at a local shop, since most people will not report your activity to the authorities.
Suggested Characteristics
Why your character would have been turned to piracy, you should think about it. And also their position like what their position in the crew which means for how they interact out in the world. A captain always would act almost like a nobleman in the entire world expecting the respect and also reverence versus a slave those who would likely choice to be the unseen whenever possible.
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